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As part of the Group's continuing drive to increase efficiencies and to concentrate all operating activities in the business lines, the Group Supply Organisation has been devolved into the two business lines of Building Products and Automotive.
The remains of a glass cone and furnace have been unearthed during an archaelogical dig in Dudley. The items, along with pieces of pottery and paving, were found buried underneath the Stone Street car park by archaeologists from Birmingham…
Tropicana's glass plant, which has been making bottles for the orange juice company since 1964, is getting ready to shut down.
The Group's subsidiary in Chile, Vidrios Lirquén has scooped two national safety awards.The Chilean Safety Association, which covers more than 30,000 affiliated companies, has presented one each of its annual individual and group awards to the…
TeleGlass National Corporation, an auto glass service delivery organization, deployed an XML-based technology system to provide real-time transaction services between TeleGlass and its licensees.
PPG Industries Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income rose 13% on a double-digit sales increase. The supplier of coatings, glass and fiberglass Thursday reported net income of $94 million, or 55 cents a share, compared with $83 million, or 49 cents a…
A second order for F-5E windshields has been recieved by Pilkington Aerospace.The parts are built in Patumthanee in Thailand whilst the windshields are assembled in the Pilkington Aerospace Thailand facility, using components manufactured by the…
Kenneth Rock, chairman and chief executive officer of The Glass Group, said Monday that the company is leaning toward making Millville the site of a new corporate office headquarters building.Rock said the company currently is leasing a building and…
GKN Westland Helicopters has awarded Pilkington Aerospace with another order for the EH-101 helicopter programme.
Asahi Glass Philippines, the local unit of Japanese glass maker Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (J.AHG or 5201) said Thursday it will phase out its Philippines automotive glass operations this year, but may recall that decision if domestic car sales improve.
A man was injured when a pane of glass fell 14 storeys from an inner city building and smashed through the roof of a bar in Christchurch today, police said.
Secretariat of the High Council for Iran's Non-oil Export announced on Saturday that 40,300 tons of various types of glass and mirror worth $9.4 million were exported in the first eight month of the current year, IRNA reported.
The main thing Pilkington Laurinburg used to make 355,000 tons of glass last year was heat."This is the heart and the lungs," said Jeff Mercer, human resources manager, looking at one of the four mammoth furnaces in the plant.
The battle for control of Ardagh, one of the largest glass makers in the UK, looks set to be settled this week when shareholders meet to approve a demerger of the Irish company's manufacturing operations.
Walter Judson, a fourth-generation stained-glass maker whose family-owned business, Judson Studios, created decorative windows for cathedrals, casinos and shopping malls, died Jan. 5 of a heart attack at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San…
Glassmaker Pilkington is attempting to resolve a £193m hole in its balance sheet that could emerge if an offshore financing scheme unravels in March, a report has said.
Following the successful marketing alliance established in April 2002 by Saint-Gobain Sekurit and Central Glass in the automotive glass business, both companies established a joint company to market and sell automotive glass on the Japanese market.
Nippon Sheet Glass has denied it is in the middle of a £1 billion ($1.6 billion) deal to take over British glass maker Pilkington.
Glass container manufacturer Ardagh has entered into an option agreement with Yeoman International covering the assets of German glass maker Hermann Heye.
The board of glass maker Ardagh last night rejected a 1.50 per share offer for its glass making business from Cavan-based entrepreneur Sean Quinn.
Rexam PLC, the global consumer packaging company, announces that it has today reached agreement with family shareholders to acquire 100% of Lüner Glashüttenwerke GmbH (Lüner Glas), a German glass container manufacturer.
For the first time, Glaverbel is to take part in Approfal the furnishing suppliers fair to be held at the heart of the Salon du Meuble in Paris (Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles) - from 9 to 13 January 2003.
Southwall Technologies Inc. announced that it signed a new, four-year supply and manufacturing agreement with Xinyi Group (Glass) Co.
Glaspro Inc., the west coasts preeminent architectural glass fabricator and the single source provider of custom designed architectural glass solutions, has announced the immediate availability of XIR Laminated 72-41 Film products that offer…
Glassmaker Pilkington jumped four percent to 63.24 pence despite Japan's second-largest flat glassmaker, Nippon Sheet Glass denying a report it was considering a takeover bid for the British firm.